USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for delivering components of the first atomic bomb and subsequently sinking in 1945 with great loss of life.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Portland-class heavy cruiser
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United States Navy warship → |
| armament |
9 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns
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secondary 5-inch guns → |
| attacker |
Japanese submarine I-58
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| awards |
10 battle stars for World War II service
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| beam |
approximately 66 feet
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| builder |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
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| cargo |
components of the "Little Boy" atomic bomb
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| casualties |
approximately 879
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| causeOfLoss |
torpedo attack
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| commissioned |
1932-11-15
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United States of America
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| crewComplementAtSinking |
approximately 1,195
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| dateOfSinking |
1945-07-30
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| decommissioned |
1945-07-29
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| destinationOfFinalDelivery |
Tinian Island
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| displacement |
approximately 9,800 tons standard
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| fate |
sunk by Japanese submarine torpedoes
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| flagshipFor |
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
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| foundWreck |
2017-08-19
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| hullNumber |
CA-35
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| laidDown |
1929-03-31
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| launched |
1931-11-07
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| length |
approximately 610 feet
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| maximumSpeed |
approximately 32 knots
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| namedAfter |
Indianapolis, Indiana
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| notableConsequence |
many crew died from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks
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one of the worst losses of life in U.S. Navy history from a single ship → |
| notableEvent |
delivered components of the first operational atomic bomb to Tinian
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| numberOfTorpedoesHit |
2
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| participatedIn |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa → Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → |
| placeBuilt |
Camden, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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| placeOfSinking |
Philippine Sea
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| propulsion |
steam turbines
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| role |
flagship of the U.S. Fifth Fleet
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| shipClass |
Portland class
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| shipType |
heavy cruiser
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| survivors |
approximately 316
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| timeToSink |
approximately 12 minutes
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| wreckLocatedBy |
expedition funded by Paul Allen
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| wreckLocation |
North Pacific Ocean, near the Philippine Sea
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
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notableShipBuilt |
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("USS Indianapolis (in character backstory)")
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servedOn |